Changes In Skilled Labour Migration Rules Expected In France

14 Mar 2013

A group of French business leaders based in the United Kingdom called on France to learn from the British the example by favoring the immigration professional versus family immigration, in a study published on Wednesday said. "Over the past decade," writes the Circle of the Channel, which defines itself as a "reflection group (which) aims to highlight the best practices of both countries."

If "France and the United Kingdom have higher immigrant population which is very similar", the reasons to settle in these countries are not the same, said the study based on official data. Immigrants in France are primarily motivated by family (44%) and business (25%) reasons, while in the United Kingdom, professional reasons (34%) take precedence over family reasons (13%).

"When we look at the flow of immigration, we see that France is now home to about two times less skilled immigrants as the United Kingdom and three times less than Germany," said the study, which proposes to "prioritize immigration work and make more stringent criteria for family reunification." The authors lament the absence of "clear strategy of selective immigration" in France, recalling the failure of the "residence skills and talents", created by Nicolas Sarkozy and the "excesses of immigration policy safe" embodied in the circular on foreign students Gueant , repealed in June.

They also believe that France is the third world destination for foreign students after the United States and the United Kingdom and should promote the economic and entrepreneurial courses to foreign students. They follow mainly studying humanities and social sciences in France.

Source: http://www.lefigaro.fr/entrepreneur/2013/03/13/09007-20130313ARTFIG00583-immigration-la-france-invitee-a-imiter-le-royaume-uni.php